On this episode of Bowks Talking Bouts, Veta Arteaga came on ahead of her Flyweight title bid against Ilima Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 220. Veta is in the co-main event of a stacked Bellator card set to be broadcast on DAZN. The SAP Center in San Jose , California presents this event on Saturday, April…
Rizin 15 encroaches into the early hours of April 21st with some Japanese MMA action. A high stakes title fight tops the marquee as King Mo has a rematch with Jiri Prochazka. Other big names bolster the card like Tenshin Nasukawa, Kyoji Horiguchi, Karl Albrektsson, and Rena Kubota. Liberty Multimedia’s Dylan Bowker narrates all of…
Canada’s longest running MMA promotion is back with Rumble in the Cage 61. The Pro/ Ammy card has compelling, high consequence bouts on both the Amateur and Professional side of things. Gold Medal matches will determine which elite Amateurs get to represent their country on an international scale. The nation’s best Amateurs gathered, fought in…
Sabah Fadai came on Bowks Talking Bouts to breakdown RISE FC 3 which goes Saturday, April 13th in Chilliwack, BC. Sabah Fadai and LMM’s Dylan Bowker discussed being in the main event while concurrently promoting the show, the decade long history of anti-MMA bias in Chilliwack that Sabah had to deal with to get RISE…
LMM’s Dylan Bowker spoke with TKO Lightweight/ Welterweight champion Jesse Ronson ahead of his fight with TKO Featherweight Champion Charles Jourdain. The TKO Lightweight Championship bout goes Thursday, April 11th at TKO 47. Fight Network and UFC Fight Pass broadcast the Quebec combat event. Jesse Ronson vs Charles Jourdain TKO 47 Breakdown Ronson and Bowker…
XFFC 21 emanated from the Tara Centre in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Evergreen Park housed a raucous Swan City crowd for their March 15th card. The event had multiple title fights, there was a lot of hype heading in, and XFFC 21 managed to deliver on all expectations. Macdonald/ Sigvaldason capture XFFC gold and Shintani becomes…
I welcomed Christian Edwards onto BTB ahead of his Bellator 218 fight/ pro MMA debut against Roman Huerta. Bowks Talking Bouts #146 We talked about beginning his martial arts journey training Jiu Jitsu and overcoming his grappling bias. Christian being part of Team Quest early in his fighting endeavours (4:28). Edwards getting a scholarship with…
I welcomed on Johnny Eblen ahead of his Bellator 218 fight against Chauncey Foxworth. Bowks Talking Bouts #145 We discussed training with Tyron Woodley. Johnny’s part of Missouri’s wrestling lineage and when he realized he could make a run in MMA (2:01). Finally making his Bellator debut after a killer 4-0 run and overcoming some…
I welcomed Grande Prairie, Alberta-based Amateur MMA fighter Isaiah Metituk ahead of McLovin’s April run with The Canadian National Amateur MMA Championships in Lethbridge. Bowks Talking Bouts #142 We discussed a myriad of topics including: no big weight cut heading into Nationals. -going from being homeless to getting ready for Nationals (1:55) -Isaiah Metituk’s timeline…
I welcomed William Carriere onto the show ahead of his XFFC bout against Steve MacDonald for the Xcessive Force Fighintg Championship Light-Heavyweight belt ahead of XFFC 21: Locked and Loaded. Bowks Talking Bouts #141 We discussed multiple topics including: the training leading into this fight and William’s strong local presence in the Grande Prairie area.…